Floor mop



Peb. 1s, 1927. 1,617,525

r. G. JOHNSON FLOOR MOP Filed Feb. 24, 1925 vLala/WOR ATTORNEY l1.1.0 y exerts pressure outwardly against the side flow from the interior of the envelope- Patented Feb. 15, i 1927.

UNITED sra'r sfrnaonoan, e. JOHNSON, or Kansas CITY, MISSOURI.

FLOOR. mor.

kThis invention relates to oor 'mops and the primary object thereof is to provide a swab which may be applied to the mop head without employing strings or other` tying devicesthe swab, including a mop head receiving envelope having an opening ot smaller dimensions than the/"dimensions of the head, the iexibility of the envelope permitting the reception of the head through the opening. The swab is also provided with openings through which liquid may through to the fibres which Contact with the iioor. By this means the swab converts the mop`into a fountain mopso that liquid wax, or floor dressing, can percolatev through the wall of the envelope onto the fibres.

The novel constructionof the invention will be apparent by reference to the Jfollowing description in lconnectionwith the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a Inop constructed in` accordance with my invention, only a fragment of the handle being illustrated, and

f Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal', sectional view through the swab and the mop head, the handle portion and its bail being shown in elevation.

The mop head is shown as/comprising a skeleton structure formed by a piece of stiff: wire bentinto a closed, elongated loop I l wider at the end 2 than at the end 3. In-

ytermediate the ends of the loop is a bail 4 fastened to the handle 5 in an appropriate manner, there being a transversely disposed rod or bolt 6 for fastening the bail' to the main skeleton frame and the bolt is shown as carrying anexpansion spring 7 which bars of the skeleton frame to maintain the shape thereof. This, however, is .not a part of the present invention It will be observed that the skeleton frame in plan resembles approximately the shape of a sad-iron andF that it is received within the envelope consisting of the bottom wall 8 and the top wall 9 which provides a pocket l0 accessible through the opening 11. The longitudinal dimension of the opening 11 is less than the longitudinal dimension of the head but bvslipping the-toe or small Application led February 24;l 1925. Serial No. 11,030.

end of the frame through the `opening .11 into the deep part 12 of the pocket as far as i-t will go and then stretching the portions 13 and 14 of the edge of the. opening 11 over the enlarged part of the head the head will be received ,in the pocket and while there w1ll be slight play of the head with respect to' the pocket, because the pocket is larger than the head, there will no`t be suiiicient vplay to permit the swabv and thehead from v becoming accidentally disassociated. The swab can be ,taken oli:l the head by pulling `the enlarged portion longitudinally 'away frornthe enlarged portion o-f the headland shpplng the edge portions 13 and 14 'over the enlarged portion of the head'and then Y withdrawing the remainder of the headv from the pocketf` The bottom iy of the swab envelope is provided with rows of perforations 15 kwhich coincide with the tufted rows or ridges 16 of iibre which co11-v tact with'the floor when the mop is' passed over it.

The openings `15 are provided so that l liquid lioor dressing, for example so called liquid wax, 'can be flowed ou to the ply 8 and feed'through the openings 15 on to the fibres or strands consisting of the tufted portionsl. This will afford an eiiicicnt equal distribution ot' the liquid over the" tufted portions of the mop fabric or swab so that an equal distribution ofthe liquid may be had over the floor surface.

' It will be apparent that the swab may be constructed as inexpensively as those swabs that require strings or tapesl for securing the swab to thejframe orhead, and that the swab may be applied to the head in a much more expedient manner, furthermore it will be apparent that the equal distribution of the floor dressing over the lnop and the door will be assured. v v

-Vhat I claim and desire to secure by Let- 1.V A. mop comprising Ian elongated mop i with an uninterrupted peripheral edge por-v tion, the length of the swab beingy greater than the length of the mop head, the-perimenlA p V1,617,525

' i, ter' of the edge of the opening being more therein, and tufts of fibre carried by `the 'l whereby the edge of the opening 'may be perforations therethrough opposite vsai than twice the short dimension of the head, lower faceof the fabric, the fabric havin c ,1o. flexed over the edge of the head. n opening-to feed liquid to `the tufts'. .i

5 2. Apswab for mops comprising a. 'fabric *Inl testimony whereof I affix my signature.. v`

having a pocket to receive a. mop head, the

.ripper face of said'pocket having an opening THODORE G. OILINSONQ 

